Morphology And Evolution Of The Insect Abdomen

Author : Ryuichi Matsuda
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483187519
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Abdomen written by Ryuichi Matsuda and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Abdomen: With Special Reference to Developmental Patterns and Their Bearings Upon Systematics focuses on the morphology and evolution of the skeletal structures of the insect abdomen and the internal reproductive system. Emphasis is placed on patterns of development and their implications for systematics. Comprised of 44 chapters, this book begins with an introduction to the principles of structural evolution, paying particular attention to morphogenetical regularities and anagenesis, heterochrony, substitution and homology, and analogy. The next section is devoted to various aspects of the insect abdomen including abdominal segmentation, appendages, and ovipositor as well as the male external genitalia, the male and female efferent duct, and the abdominal ganglia. The final section deals with the abdomen of a wide range of insect classes such as Protura, Collembola, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Homoptera, Mantodea, and Diptera. This monograph will be of interest to entomologists, physiologists, and evolutionary biologists.

Author : Robert E. Snodgrass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Head and Its Appendages written by Robert E. Snodgrass and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert E. Snodgrass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780598406804
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morphology of the Insect Abdomen written by Robert E. Snodgrass and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Evans Snodgrass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780598406811
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morphology of the Insect Abdomen written by Robert Evans Snodgrass and published by . This book was released on with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert E. Snodgrass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780598406798
Total Pages : 130 pages
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Download or read book Morphology of the Insect Abdomen written by Robert E. Snodgrass and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : R. E. Snodgrass
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150171791X
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles of Insect Morphology written by R. E. Snodgrass and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic text, first published in 1935, is once again available. Still the standard reference in the English language, Principles of Insect Morphology is considered the author's masterpiece. A talented artist as well as one of the leading entomologists of his day, Robert E. Snodgrass produced a wealth of publications that display an accuracy and precision still unsurpassed. The 19 chapters in this volume cover each group of insect organs and their associated structures, at the same time providing a coherent morphological view of their fundamental nature and apparent evolution. To accomplish this aim, Snodgrass compares insect organs with those of other arthropods. Each chapter concludes with a glossary of terms. The 319 multipart illustrations are an invaluable source of information and have never been duplicated. This edition includes a new foreword by George Eickwort, Professor of Entomology at Cornell University, which relates the book to today's courses in insect morphology. Republication of this textbook will provide another generation of students with an essential foundation for their studies in entomology.

Author : Robert Evans Snodgrass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Morphology and Evolution of the Insect Head and Its Appendages, by R. E. Snodgrass,... written by Robert Evans Snodgrass and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rolf G. Beutel
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110264048
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Insect Morphology and Phylogeny written by Rolf G. Beutel and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last decades a remarkable renaissance has materialized in insect morphology, mainly triggered by the development of new cutting-edge technologies. This is an exciting time for biological synthesis where the mysteries and data derived from genomes can be combined with centuries of data from morphology and development. And, now, more than ever, detailed knowledge of morphology is essential to understanding the evolution of all groups of organisms. In this “age of phylogenomics” researchers rely on morphological data to support molecular findings, test complex evolutionary scenarios, and for placing fossil taxa. This textbook provides an in-depth treatment of the structures and the phylogeny of the megadiverse Hexapoda. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of general insect morphology with detailed drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and 3-D reconstructions. Also included is a chapter covering innovative morphological techniques (e.g., μ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling), brief treatments of insect development and phylogenetic methods, and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part is of a modern synthesis of insect systematics that includes taxon-specific morphological information for all Orders. The work is an invaluable reference for students and researchers working in all facets of biology and is a must for evolutionary biologists. A detailed understanding of morphology is essential in unraveling phylogenetic relationships and developing complex evolutionary scenarios. Increasingly researchers in phylogenomics are re/turning to morphological data to support their findings, while the development of new cutting-edge technologies has further increased interest in this growing field. This definitive handbook provides an in-depth treatment of insect morphology. The first part presents an up-to-date overview of insect morphology with detailed drawings, brilliant scanning electron micrographs and 3-D reconstructions as interactive PDFs. This is complemented by a chapter on innovative morphological techniques (e.g., μ-computer tomography, 3-D modeling) and a comprehensive morphological glossary. The second part treats the state of the art in insect systematics and includes taxon-specific morphological information for all orders. Systematics are treated formally, with for example the arguments for relationships (“apomorphies”) always listed explicitly. The work is a useful reference for students and researchers working in different fields of biology and a must for those dealing with insects from an evolutionary perspective.

Author : Robert E. Snodgrass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Author : Brian Keith Hall
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262083195
Total Pages : 336 pages
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Download or read book Environment, Development, and Evolution written by Brian Keith Hall and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading researchers in evolutionary developmental biology seek linkages between, and a synthesis of, development, physiology, endocrinology, ecology, and evolution. Evolutionary developmental biology, also known as evo-devo or EDB, seeks to find links between development and evolution by opening the "black box" of development's role in evolution and in the evolution of developmental mechanisms. In particular, this volume emphasizes the roles of the environment and of hormonal signaling in evo-devo. It brings together a group of leading researchers to analyze the dynamic interaction of environmental factors with developmental and physiological processes and to examine how environmental signals are translated into phenotypic change, from the molecular and cellular level to organisms and groups of organisms. Taken together, these chapters demonstrate the crucial roles of those processes of genetic, developmental, physiological, and hormonal change that underpin evolutionary change in development, morphology, physiology, behavior, and life-history. Part I investigates links between environmental signals and developmental processes that could be preserved over evolutionary time. Several contributors evaluate the work of the late Ryuichi Matsuda, especially his emphasis on the role of the external environment in genetic change and variability ("pan-environmentalism"). Other contributors in part I analyze different aspects of environmental-genetic-evolutionary linkages, including the importance of alternate ontogenies in evolution and the paradox of stability over long periods of evolutionary time. Part II examines the plasticity that characterizes much of development, with contributors discussing such topics as gene regulatory networks and heterochronicity. Part III analyzes the role of hormones and metamorphosis in the evolution of such organisms with alternate life-history stages as lampreys, amphibians, and insects.